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William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy
This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel's pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe b...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6875-8 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1701809 |
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| author | Hoskin, Michael |
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| description | This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel's pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe beyond the solar system:Herschel built instruments far better than any being used at the royal observatory. Aided by his sister Caroline, he commenced a great systematic survey that led to his discovery of Uranus in 1781.Unlike observers before him, whose telescopes did not reveal them as astronomical obj |
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| spelling | cern-17018092021-04-21T21:02:04Zdoi:10.1007/978-94-007-6875-8http://cds.cern.ch/record/1701809engHoskin, MichaelWilliam and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomyAstrophysics and AstronomyThis beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel's pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe beyond the solar system:Herschel built instruments far better than any being used at the royal observatory. Aided by his sister Caroline, he commenced a great systematic survey that led to his discovery of Uranus in 1781.Unlike observers before him, whose telescopes did not reveal them as astronomical objSpringeroai:cds.cern.ch:17018092013 |
| spellingShingle | Astrophysics and Astronomy Hoskin, Michael William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| title | William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| title_full | William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| title_fullStr | William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| title_short | William and Caroline Herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| title_sort | william and caroline herschel: pioneers in late 18th-century astronomy |
| topic | Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6875-8 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1701809 |
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